Dylan Riis Verrechia (born March 9, 1976 in

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) is a Barthélemois award-winning film director, auteur, screenwriter, and producer. He grew up in

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, French West Indies, and was bedridden at age 8 from severe

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for ten years. A graduate with honors of

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, Verrechia's movies have screened at film festivals around the world. '' Tierra Madre'' (Part II of the Tijuana Trilogy) won in 2010 the Jury Award for Best Feature Film at the Reeling Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festiva

the Jury Award for Special Mention Feature Film at the :es:Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia, Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia

the Diversity Award for Best Feature Film at the Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festiva

the Outstanding Achievement in Foreign Feature Award at the Williamsburg International Film Festiva

the Cinesul Award for Best Feature Film at the Cinesul Ibero-Americano Film Festival, the Golden Palm at the Mexico International Film Festival, the Honorary Mention Prize at the

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, and the Silver Lei for Excellence in Filmmaking at the Honolulu International Film Festival. '' Kids of the Majestic'' won the Artivist Award for Best Feature in Children's Advocacy Category at the 2010 Artivist Film Festival & Awards

and the Directing and Writing Insight Awards of Recognition at the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artist

'' Tijuana Makes Me Happy'' (Part I of the Tijuana Trilogy) won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 2007

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, and the Indie Max Award at the San Antonio Film Festival

''The Laughter of God'' won the World Tour Award for Best Actor and Best Cinematography at the 2003 IFCT Film Festival. He is also the co-founder of Troopers Films ('' Arakimentari'' by Travis Klose, 2004

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Winner), and 25th Frame (''Picture Me'' by

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, 2009 Milan International Film Festival Winner), and location scout on the Mexican border of '' Sangre de mi sangre'' by Christopher Zalla, 2007 Sundance Film Festival Winner). Verrechia is based in New York and in Baja California, and works as a director/writer, producer and director of photography on features, commercials and music videos. Credits include: ''

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'' by Bob Coen,

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, Andi Baiz,

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Awards

Special Mention for Best Mexican Feature Film at the :es:Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia, Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia

Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the

, Black Lives Matter Award at Diversity in Cannes Film Showcase, Jury Winner for Best Narrative at the

BlackStar Film Festival The BlackStar Film Festival is a Philadelphia film festival focused on films about and by black, brown and indigenous people from around the world. It has been described as the "Black Sundance. The festival is named after Marcus Garvey's shipping ...

, Chicago Award for Best Film at the

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, Jury Award for Best Feature Film at the Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festivalbr>
Artivist Film Festival & Awards for Best Feature Children's Advocac

Diversity Award for Best Feature Film at the Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festiva

Outstanding Achievement in Foreign Feature Award at the Williamsburg International Film Festiva

Best International Feature at Out in the Desert Tucson's LGBT International Film Festival, Cinesul Award for Best Feature Film at the Cinesul Ibero-Americano Film Festival, Golden Palm at the Mexico International Film Festival, Honorary Mention Prize at the

, Silver Lei for Excellence in Filmmaking at the Honolulu International Film Festival, Directing and Writing Insight Awards of Recognition at the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artist

Audience Winner for Best Documentary at the

Milan International Film Festival Milan Film Festival (MFF), also known as Milano Film Festival, is an annual film festival held since 1996 in Milan, Italy. It was founded as a competition of only local short films. It became an international film festival in 1998 when it also st ...

, Audience Winner for Best Documentary at the

, Indie Max Award at the San Antonio Film Festival

Gold Remi Prize at the WorldFest Houston Film Festival, Filmmaking Award of Recognition at IMCED, Runner Up Director at the International Festival of Cinema and Technology Best Actor at the International Festival of Cinema and Technology Best Cinematography at the International Festival of Cinema and Technology

References

External links

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Tierra Madre
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Kids of the Majestic
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Tijuana Makes Me Happy
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Verrechia's Production Company Official WebsiteArtivist Film FestivalCorre Camara
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Morelia International Film FestivalReeling Film Festival
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